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City Host Information
The Mission
The “Mission Statement of the American Association for Respiratory
Care In Regard to International Activities” states that the AARC
seeks to “promote communication and fellowship among respiratory
care professionals in the United States and their counterparts” worldwide
“...through cooperation, dialogue, and educational exchanges.”
In keeping with this mission, the AARC is offering “International
Fellowships in Respiratory Care.” This important project is sponsored
by the American Respiratory Care Foundation (ARCF). The Fellowships have
been established to assist health care professionals to visit the United
States to observe the practice of Respiratory Care as it is performed
in a variety of settings, and visit the educational programs that teach
it. The goals of the Fellowship program are to:
- promote the exchange, development, and coordination of the art, science,
and application of respiratory care
- allow for meaningful interaction and cooperation among multi-national
colleagues in an apolitical, humanitarian context.
- enhance the awareness and understanding of the profession of respiratory
care and its role on the health care team.
- provide encouragement and assistance to those countries seeking to
establish the profession of respiratory care.
The Role of the Host
City and City Coordinator
In order to provide the visiting Fellows with a quality educational
experience and give them the opportunity to observe respiratory care in
a wide variety of settings, the AARC is seeking the participation of respiratory
therapists in cities or metropolitan areas (an area within a 60 mile radius
of a major city) who are willing to become involved in this exciting program.
Ideally, the medical institutions, educational programs, and other health
care sites within a city or metropolitan area would provide Fellows:
- the opportunity to observe the delivery of respiratory care in both
large and small hospitals and in the home or other alternate care sites
(hospice, group home, SNF, etc.).
- the ability to discuss the management of respiratory care delivered
in a variety of settings.
- the opportunity to observe educational programs which train respiratory
therapists at different levels.
In order to organize the activities in a given city or metropolitan
area, one respiratory therapist will agree to serve as a “City Coordinator.”
The International Respiratory Care Committee will work very closely with
the City Coordinator to assist him/her in planning and implementation
of the itinerary for the Fellows’ visit to their city.
The City Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the overall
visit, including:
- communicating with Fellows prior to their visit,
and including information regarding weather, clothing, personal costs,
and backgrounds on the city and hospital.
- the development of an itinerary for the city activities.
- coordinating all city activities among various sites.
- airport pick-up and delivery of the Fellows.
- transportation between sites.
- arranging and verifying hotel accommodations.
- providing an overview of the health care system
in the United States.
- ensuring that objectives of the Fellowship visit are met.
- communicating with the AARC International Respiratory Care Committee.
The AARC is, therefore, seeking cities or metropolitan areas to serve
as hosts for health care professionals from other countries during their
visit to the United States to participate in the International Fellowship
Program. The host city or metropolitan area must be able to provide an
experience that will facilitate the following objectives:
1. Observe the delivery of respiratory care procedures (routine and
specialized) in a variety of settings:
- airway care
- blood gas analysis
- supplemental oxygen therapy
- incentive spirometry
- medication nebulizer therapy
- metered dose inhaler (MDI)
- continuous aerosol therapy
- chest physiology
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- tracheostomy tube care
- pediatric care
- equipment handling maintenance
- endotracheal intubation
- bronchoscopy assistance
- insertion or arterial lines
- pulmonary rehabilitation
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- arterial puncture
- bedside spirometry
- complete pulmonary function testing
- CPAP
- mechanical ventilation (initiation, monitoring, discontinuation)
- pulse oximetry
- capnography
- neonatal care
- electrocardiographs
- hemodynamic monitoring
- sleep studies
- stress testing
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2. Participate in a discussion of the management of respiratory care
delivery in at least one host site:
- department organization
- medical policy
- scheduling procedures
- numbers of procedures
- recruiting and hiring
- competency assurance
- personnel allocation
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- medical staff issues
- equipment maintenance and repair
- inservice education
- procedure manuals
- quality assurance program
- equipment allocation
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3. Site visit an educational program for respiratory therapists and
participate in a discussion of the variety of programs available:
- technician program
- therapist program
- baccalaureate program
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If you are interested in applying to be considered as a Host City for
the upcoming Fellowship visit, please complete the online
application form by June 1, 2008.
Feel free to contact us:
AARC
International Fellowships/City Host Program
9425 N MacArthur Blvd Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
972-243-2272 (Phone) 972-484-2720 (Fax)
Email: jnelson@aarc.org
The ARCF encourages the use of E-mail as your primary method of communication.
If unavailable, feel free to communicate by fax, mail or phone.
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